# Does anyone else here actually enjoy jury duty? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 10, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-actually-enjoy-jury-duty/627820 "2012-07-10T18:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 108
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> [@Schnitte](#): > > I come from a civil law jurisdiction that doesn’t have juries but am qualified as a lawyer in a common law jurisdiction that does, so I find this thread interesting just to see how this concept of jury duty works works out in everyday life, as opposed to reading the textbook account. As to the question, my impression is that public sector employees don’t mind jury duty - when they’re called, their employer accommodates them generously by giving them time off on full pay, so they might see it as a welcome diversion from everyday routine. Private sector employers might be less generous. If you’re self employed and get called for jury duty, that must seriously suck because of the shortfall in earnings. I worked for a municipal government. You got paid in full if you were on a jury. It never happened to me and I haven’t received notice in decades. I’ve been in court many times. I currently work as a court officer on a semi-regular basis. Which is funny because I hate being in court. It’s so boring. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-here-actually-enjoy-jury-duty/627820)._